The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-06
FACTS AND FANCIEs.
Men We Have Met or Have Known of-ke-
collections and "Reminiscences Of FREQ

COLLECTIONS and "Reminiscences OF FREQ
Lance.
Last Sunday the types made Free
Lance" say that these sketches were the
recollections of long and eyentfui
life. It should have read busy &c,
for he is not an old man by "a large ma
iority." His life has been busy, and he
| has known days both Of sunshine and
shadow. but has not yet crossed the high
water mark Of half century ny quite
number of summers.
1t is hoped no reasonable person ex-
pected TO see in a single sketch the names
of all of the old merchants of Richmond.
This would be impossible. Last week 8
list is here supplemented, but the end Is
not yet.
II is not intended here to enumerate
the men Of half a century ago, but only
those with whom the writer has met and
seen in their active avOcations.
There was w. d. Blair 81 Co., L. Wig
lini. Louis J. Bossieux, Smith * Har-
wood. A. Bodeker, Charles ID. Gale, a. ..
Strecker, William Slater. b. d ). Jones,
r. II. Bosher, Thomas How, Alexander
DuVal. William Taylor, John j. llson,
Haskins & Libby, Curril Il Co., Christian
& Lathrop, Thomas r. Price, Chiles q
Chenery, A. Sammoni, A. Hirsh, the Mill
hisers, the Rosenbaums, A. Schaap, VI.
Mi;teldorfer, Holman q Richardson,
William p. Laid, l.. b. Thomas, James
Elicit, VI. w. Swami, and so on through
list that it would take columns to COM
plete. n,
The old restaurants of Richmond.
What cozy, orderly places they were
Among the old caterers of those days
were William H. Davidson, = Schaad
Russell. w. Allen, &. G.. ! thompson,
Charles Hunt, Joe Barlow, Tom Wheeley,
Beck. George f. Sadler, Alexander Craig,
and S. Steinlien. All these we're hrst-
class houses, and all the old Ricamonders
recollect them.
Among the old BARRIERS were Gray,
Ruffin, Hobson, West. Ballendine, Fox,
Williamson, white Lyons, and Wing
field. Among the younger ones who are
still in the land of the living are John
Wilder, Billy Brown, and Wallace Chris
tian.
When we tackle the old lawyers, the
subject is a huge one and but mere
mention can be made. Among the most
prominent were Robert G.. Scott James
Lyons, John NJ. Patton, 5. 5. Baxter,
Thomas p. August, r. T. Daniel, i. H..
Aylett, William f. Watson, Marmaduke
johnson, Joseph Mayo, n. a. Sturdiyant'
b. X. Wexford, JI., William IL. Lyons,
Park Poindexter, William II. Mactarl land,
Thomas J. Evans, Henry Hudnall, A. A.
Morson, John A. Meredith, r. G. Stanard,
Conway Robinson, George n. Johnston,
John o. Steger. Roscoe b. Heath, John
Robertson, and George w. Ran
dolph. These were giants No city had
an ADLER or finer bar, and their memories
do live after them.
Ii was said some time since that Rich
mond had never elected an entire ticket
TO the House of Delegates that did not
contain at least one lawyer, and some
times more, and very often all were OF
the legal fraternity. In 1857 the city OF
Richmond elected three of the best repre-
sentatives she ever had in the House OF
Delegates. and not one was lawyer.
They were Joseph Il. Anderson, of the
Tredegar Works, James a. Cowardin,
editor of the Dispatch, and Henry X. Ell
tyson, boss job printer. Mr.. Cowardin
has gone to his reward, but the othertwo
are still with Us after long, honorable and
useful lives. 1t is believed that this Is
the only instance on record that there
was not at least one lawyer in the list.
Judge John A. Meredith was the State
Senator, so it will be seen that the law
yers did not get left.
The only time before the war the Dem
ocrats ever carried Richmond in legis-
lstive contest was in 1859. Thomas +.
August was elected Senator and Joseph
r. Anderson, Richard d. Haskins, and
Roscoe b. Heath to the House Of Dele
gates. Mr.. Anderson was elected in 1887
as Wing, and so great was his popular
ity in those days that he generally went
to the Legislature and the City Council
whenever he wanted to and on any kind
of ticket he pleas ed-and first-class
representative he always made.
Next week the old ministers, the old
politicians, the old sports, the old fire
men, the old dudes, and the old bummers